University Business

MARCH 24, 2023

Ron DeSantis’s recent legislation is not only fiercely unpopular among current and prospective college students, but it also may drive them out of the state’s public higher education system, according to a new report by Intelligent. Students motivated to attend a school due to their programs showed the least.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Higher education should be a gateway to greater economic and workforce opportunities. To address these variations, the Institute for Higher Education Policy launched the Value Data Collaborative , an initiative to help higher education leaders better understand and measure the value of postsecondary education.

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SRHE

OCTOBER 21, 2024

by Maria-Ligia Barbosa In Latin America, higher education has undergone intense transformation. In Argentina and Uruguay, the demand for higher education was met by the public sector. However, there are relevant differences in dimensions such as governance, size, selectivity and educational offer. million, reaching 8.4

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The PIE News

JUNE 7, 2024

alliance gaining 232 seats , could lead to a more balanced approach towards education policies on the domestic and international front, according to stakeholders. “A A balanced parliament can foster bipartisan support for comprehensive reforms, focusing on enhancing quality, accessibility, and innovation in higher education.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Does the possible sale of the University of Phoenix to a public university system signal the demise of the for-profit higher education sector that Phoenix once epitomized? Listen to this episode here , and find out more about The Key here. Ad keywords: forprofit Is this diversity newsletter?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

“By codifying the program, it gives institutions something to look forward to annually as a source that they may be able to tap, assuming they qualify, for much needed resources,” said Kelly Leon, vice president of communications and government relations for the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2023

The data collected will allow for a more accurate accounting of the Indigenous student population and give the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) and the state's 12 federally recognized tribes a chance to see Native American student achievements and graduation rates. And by having this data, tribes can actually help out.

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HEPI

JULY 16, 2024

He provided some thoughts on what in higher education had changed for better or worse during this period. The new Labour Government quite rightly has a strong focus on economic growth and new higher education policies should seek to support this central goal.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 19, 2023

The criteria, which were expected to be finalized later this month following consultation, clarify the rules for international universities setting up Indian campuses, a shift first announced in the 2020 National Education Policy (NEP). “I could see a symbiotic relationship between foreign capital and Hindutva ideology.

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SRHE

MARCH 19, 2025

Rachel Reeds short but comprehensive book, Surviving and Thriving in Higher Education Professional Services: a guide to success (Routledge, 2025), is both an instruction manual for the professionals it was written for and an illuminating account of what they do for the academics and students who benefit.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2023

“These folks have clearly shown some interest in college-going,” said Dr. Taylor Odle, an assistant professor of educational policy studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “If However, the researchers found disparities in a variety of factors, including race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and education and career plans.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

Now, new research—one of the largest educational studies ever performed—has revealed both the power and the limits of these programs: direct admissions led to more students applying to college, but it did not mean that more of them would actually enroll. Non-first-generation students were 2.5 points likelier to apply, compared to 3.2

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Andrew Boggs, Visiting Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies and University Clerk at Kingston University. However, higher education providers may need to consider if it should also extend to mandatory ‘training’ or developmental events for students and staff.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MAY 7, 2024

In this episode of the Changing Higher Ed podcast, Tom Netting, President of TEN Government Strategies, joins Drumm to provide a comprehensive update on the latest developments in higher education policy.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

In April, Dr. Aaron Thompson, president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE), participated in the Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit put together by the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute for Higher Education Policy.

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HEPI

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

How to Enable the Employability of University Graduates , edited by Saskia Loer Hansen and Kathy Daniels, presents a compilation of best practices for enabling employability within higher education (HE). For this university, the creation of the curriculum involved insights from businesses, education, and stakeholders.

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The proposed amendments to Australia’s ESOS Bill have elicited a strong response from diverse voices within the higher education sector over the past six months. The top-performing institution for education experience in every QILT Student Experience Survey to date has been a NUHEP. ahead (78.6% vs 75.7%) in the latest 2022 report.

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JULY 19, 2023

Many taking “low-value” degrees will be working class, ethnic minority, disabled or mature students, some of whom are unable to relocate for their higher education or any subsequent professional role due to a lack of resources or because of familial commitments. Continue reading.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

At least seventy institutions, said one guest at a recent Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) roundtable with Lloyds Banking Group in Edinburgh, referencing statements from Universities UK , are making significant staff cuts while 40% of English providers are posting a deficit.

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HEPI

JANUARY 18, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Professor Pat Tissington , Academic Director (Employability and Skills) at the University of Warwick and Dr Pat Mertova , Consultant in Higher Education and Policy at the Associates in Higher Education Policy, Development and Quality (AHEPDQ).

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HEPI

JUNE 24, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Rose Stephenson, Director of Policy and Advocacy at the Higher Education Policy Institute. Students’ views on generative AI in higher education surveyed over 1,000 UK undergraduate students on their views. You can learn more about HEPI’s partnership programme here.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 6, 2023

India’s University Grants Commission has released draft regulations that stakeholders have welcomed as an “excellent step forward” for international higher educational institutions to establish campuses in the country. “But lots of other countries are focusing on India,” she continued.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Martin Williams is Chair of the University of Cumbria and a former higher education policy official in the Department for Education. I dont have definitive evidence either way. A new government, due to publish its own vision for higher education later this year, has the chance to commission such an evaluation.

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SRHE

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In comparison with its threatening mass of detailed rules for providers the OfS definition of required ‘outcomes’ affecting students (student continuation beyond a first year; progression to completion; gaining employment) is found to be ‘simplistic and narrow’. These do not seem to be on published record.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JUNE 13, 2023

college or university say their barriers have been to finishing their education over three years. college or university say their barriers have been to finishing their education over three years. People still valued post-secondary education and wanted to come back.

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HESA

APRIL 4, 2023

Last month, Andreas Schleicher, the head of the OECD’s Education Directorate, gave a lecture to the Higher Education Policy Institute in London and made a series of statements around micro-credentials which were both accurate and at the same time seriously naïve. Higher education is conservative in most respects.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 15, 2022

” A “group of faculty,” added Burbules, Edward William and Jane Marr Gutgsell Professor of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership, “is not the same thing as a department. And that was the distinction that really kind of started us off down this road.” But having the conversation is a first step.”

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HEPI

OCTOBER 31, 2023

In our book we spotlight newer pathways with a substantive focus on education, professional practice, enterprise, public engagement and knowledge exchange. With specific reference to education-focused pathways, we note the use of ‘scholarship’ in some career frameworks to differentiate between these pathways and teaching-only roles.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Now, there is a new analysis based on the Federal government’s College Scorecard that ranks 4,000 higher education institutions, providing prospective students with a clear and detailed view of their earning potential with specific majors, from which colleges and universities, and how quickly graduates pay off their loans.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Image: As recently as a decade ago, the concept of “value” rarely found its way into discussions about federal policy making about higher education. Inside Higher Ed : Is a definition of “value” laid out in federal statute anywhere? Now a meaningful conversation rarely unfolds without raising the issue.

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SRHE

MARCH 14, 2023

by GR Evans Under the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act higher education providers and students’ unions will be required to publish Codes of Practice on freedom of speech. The Bill sets out the requirements separately for higher education providers (at A2 (2)(c)) and for students’ unions (at A6(2)(c)).

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SRHE

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The speaker of these words was the then Minister for Higher and Further Education, Michelle Donelan and the sentiment underpins many of the current mechanisms used for assessing quality in English HE. A key consequence of this shift has been a reimagining of the relationship between the student and the institution.

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University Business

JULY 6, 2023

Across the country, new education policies took effect on July 1st, the beginning of the new fiscal year in most states. A handful of them tackle some of the most pressing issues K12 and higher education leaders face today, including school safety and inclusion. The post New education laws took effect this month.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 14, 2023

The Departments of Education and Justice have published their guidance on the Supreme Court’s race-conscious admissions ruling, offering clarity to colleges and applicants about the post-affirmative action landscape. Secretary of Education The releases make clear that this is not true—at least in the executive branch’s interpretation.

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GlobalHigherEd

JANUARY 14, 2018

Morshidi was the former Director-General of Higher Education Malaysia, and is now Director of the Commonwealth Tertiary Education Facility (CTEF) based at Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang. Morshidi is also a Senior Research Fellow at the National Higher Education Research Institute (IPPTN), Universiti Sains Malaysia.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

This guest post has been kindly written for HEPI by Colin McCaig, Professor of Higher Education Policy in the Sheffield Institute of Education, who has 20 years’ experience in education policy research. The Labour Party is ahead in the polls and has been since December 2021.

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HEPI

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Like many others with an interest in higher education policy, HEPI Director Nick Hillman swung by Liverpool for a sojourn at the Labour Party Conference. At pretty much any Labour Party conference of the past few years, you could find higher education policy wonks sat in a corner looking dazed and confused.

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